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Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
Issued by NWS Pueblo, CO
373 WWUS85 KPUB 171749 RFWPUB URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1149 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 COZ222-228>231-234>236-180300- /O.EXA.KPUB.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-240618T0300Z/ Fremont County Including Canon City/Howard/Texas Creek- Pueblo County Including Pueblo- Huerfano County Including Walsenburg- Western Las Animas County Including Trinidad and Thatcher- Crowley County Including Ordway-Kiowa County Including Eads- Bent County Including Las Animas-Prowers County Including Lamar- 1149 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 222, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, AND 236... The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 9 PM MDT this evening. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 222, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235 and 236. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 6 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ220-221-223>227-232-233-237-180300- /O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-240618T0300Z/ Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County- Teller County/Rampart Range Including Pikes Peak and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument- Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede- San Luis Valley Including Alamosa/Del Norte/Fort Garland/Saguache- Southern Front Range Including Sangre De Cristo Mountains/Wet Mountains/La Veta Pass- Northern El Paso County Including Monument and Black Forest- Southern El Paso County Including Fort Carson and Colorado Springs- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- Baca County Including Springfield and Eastern Comanche Grasslands- 1149 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 232, 233, AND 237... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 220, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 232, 233 and 237. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 8 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid rates of fire growth and spread. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$